Tie-rod for railways



Aug. 11, 1925. 1,549,401

J. s. WINCRANTZ TIE ROD FOR RAILWAYS Filed June 17, 1924 Patented Aug.11, 1925.

TOOL VIORKS, OF PITTSBURGELPEINSYLVANIA, ,A CORPORAIIONH F:

VANIA.

TIE-ROD non BAlLWAEES;

Application filed June 17, 1924. Serial No. 720,555.

To aZZ whom it may; concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. WINORANTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at iVilkinsburg, county of Allegheny, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tie-Rods forRa1l ways, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The present invention relates to tle rods to prevent the spreading ofthe ralls of a track, and more particularly to means for insulating thesame from the rails. A preferred embodiment of the invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideview of a rail brace plied to the rails of a track and hav ng insulatingmeans embodyin my invention associated therewith, the rails being shownin section,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Figure l, and

Figure 3 is a perspective v1ew, on a larger scale, of one of theinsulators.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 2 designates the rails of atrack. Associated with these rails is a tie rod for preventing thespree-din of the rails. The tie rod comprises two ahgned clampingmembers 3 having their inner extremities 4: screw-threaded and engagedby a turn buckle 5 and lock nuts 6, the latter holding the turn bucklein adjusted position.

The members 3 have flattened outer extremities 7 extending beneath thebases of the rails and being bent over upon themselves to form open hookportions 8 for engagement with the outer sides of the rail bases.

Interposed between the rails and the flattened outer extremities of themembers 3 are insulators of the form shown in Figure 3 and preferablymade of fiber. Each insulator has a. fiat portion 9 which rests on thefiat upper surface of the flattened extremity 7 of a member 3. The flatportion 9 has integral downwardly extending flanges 10 at its sides forengagement with the edges of the flattened portion 7 and has, at one endthereof, an integral hook portion 11 overlying the portion 9 and shapedto fit in the hook portion 8 at the end of the rod and the base of therail.

It will be apparent that the flanges 10 of the insulators prevent themfrom creeping longitudinally of the rails and thereby uncovering anyportion of the flattened extremities 7 of the rods 3. Moreover, theportlons 11 of the insulators not only effectively insulate the hookportions 8 of the rod members from the rails, but prevent the insulatorsfrom creeping longitudinally of the rods and thereby preventin the railscontacting with the tie rod. hi y improved insulators are relativelyinexpensive to manufacture and do not require any unusual type of tierod. The tie rod shown is of the usual type employed when it is notdesired to insulate the tracks from the rail brace and it will be seenthat by my invention it is possible to employ this same type of tie rodwith such insulating means associated therewith at a very slightincreased expense. This interchangeable feature of my invention is ofparticular advantage.

While I have shown and described a preferred form of my invention, itwill be understood that changes may be made in the details ofconstruction Without departing' from the spirit of the invention orscope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a tie rod, of insulating means adapted to bedirectly interposed between the base of the rail and the rail securingportions of the tie rod, and means for adjusting the tie rod relative tothe rails, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a tie rod, of an insulator adapted to beinterposed between a rail and a rail securing portion of the tie rod,said insulator being of sufiicient length. to cover the portions of thetie rod adjacent to the rail base to insulate the same therefrom, saidinsulator having flanges for engaging the sides of the tie rod toprevent longitudinal movement of the insulator relative to the rail, andmeans for adjusting the rail holding portion of the tie rod relative tothe rail, substantially as described.

3. The combination of an adjustable tie rod for railway rails and aninsulator adapted to be inserted between a rail flange securing portionof the tie rod and the rail, having downwardly extending tie rodengaging flanges, and an upwardly and backwardly extending rail flangeengaging portion, substantially as described.

l. The combinaiton of a tie rod for railway rails and insulatorstherefor, said tie rod having two hook members each having a. insulatorsfor engaging the sides of the tie flat rail engaging seat and a railbase engagrod, and a turn-buckle for adjusting the tie 10 ing hook, theinsulators having a flat porrod relative to the rails, substantially asdetion for engaging the seats and the bottoms scribed.

of the bases of the rail, a hook portion on In testimony whereof I havehereunto set the insulators adapted to seat against the my hand.

hooks on the tie rod and the bases of the rails, downwardly extendingflanges on the JOHN S. WINCRANTZ.

